Crushed to death by giant Christmas tree: Horrifying moment 184ft festive display crashes down as workers were preparing it Horrifying video shows the moment a giant Christmas tree toppled over during a storm, killing one man and injuring two others as they were getting it ready for the holidays.
Horrified bystanders watched as the structure buckled beneath the high winds.
The 184ft floating structure, mounted on a lagoon near Rio de Janeiro, came crashing down into the water yesterday afternoon.
The structure is seen collapsing near a dock on the lagoon as stormy weather batters the area.
He was rushed to Conde Modesto Leal Hospital in Marica, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro 25 miles away from the city of the same name, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
